At URI’s College of Business, you learn to approach problems—and to solve them—the way businesses do. Technology is a big part of our culture—so are global thinking and a creative approach to project management, critical thinking, and communications. Here we offer you real-world, performance-based internships with companies from Price WaterhouseCoopers to Christian Dior, and you'll find the academic and professional opportunities essential for a career in a diverse, global business economy. The URI College of Business Administration, the first accredited business school in Rhode Island, is recognized for its leadership in business education, research, and outreach. Located on the URI Quad in Ballentine Hall, the College of Business is the only institution in Rhode Island with accredited programs at the undergraduate, Master’s, and PhD levels, and undergraduate and Master’s accounting programs with a separate accreditation.